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August 20, 2010 8 Comments

Excel Training Videos by Category

Here is a listing, by category – with hyperlinks – to the free Excel Training Videos that I offer on The Company Rocks website. Simply click on the hyperlink for each Category to go directly to the Archive of Excel videos in that category. 

Note: Some of my Excel Videos are listed in multiple categories.

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The companion page to this one is, “Index of Excel Video Training Lessons.” In the Index you will see the title of each Excel Video Tutorial listed beneath the category.

If you like the free videos that I offer, I guarantee that you will enjoy my DVD – “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007” – now on sale here on my website.

Learn how you can “Master Excel in Minutes – Not Months!”

Learn how to quickly “Create Pivot Tables and Charts.”

Excel Training Video Lessons – by Category:

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May 31, 2010 3 Comments

Dynamically Expand the Source Data for Pivot Tables in Excel 2007

Without question, the new Tables Tools is my favorite feature  in Excel 2007 – this feature, alone, is worth the price to upgrade!

When you format a Data Range as a Table in Excel 2007, you can “append” new data to the table and the Table definition automatically expands to incorporate the new cells! If you create Pivot Tables based on a “Named Range” for your source data, this is GREAT NEWS!

Now, after appending the new data to your “Named Table: in Excel 2007, when you refresh your Pivot Table, you automatically get updated data in your Pivot Table report.

This can save you hours each month – at what – $50.00 per hour? $100.00 per hour? Watch these savings add up each month of the year

(Note: This is a re-post so that I can feed this video to my Podcast at the iTunes store.)

Follow this link, to view and download – for free – the episodes on my Podcast, “Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers” at the iTunes store.

Learn how to “Quickly Create Excel Pivot Tables and Charts.”

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May 29, 2010 2 Comments

Five Benefits from Using Tables in Excel 2007

I really enjoy the major changes that Excel 2007 has incorporated into Tables. In this video I demonstrate Five Benefits when you convert your Excel data lists into Tables.

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May 28, 2010 1 Comment

Tell Excel 2007 Not to Display a Formula Error in a Cell

Excel 2007 introduces a brand new Function – the =IFERROR() Function which is a great way to “hide” any potential Formula Error Messages from displaying. You know these error messages – #DIV/0!, #NULL – They are ugly to look at and they can harm your professional reputation.

Watch how you can use =IFERROR() in Excel 2007. Or, if you are using Excel 2003, I show you how to accomplish the same goal but with a few more steps using the =ISERROR() Function nested inside an =IF() Function.

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May 28, 2010 3 Comments

Make Excel Data Come Alive with Visualization Tools

Excel 2007 has added great new Data Visualization Tools. Now, you can place a Bar Chart directly in the cells that contain your values. Wow! There is no need to create a separate chart to “paint the picture” for your audience.

You can add Data Bars, Color Scales and Icon Sets to help your data to come alive from the Conditional Formatting Command on the Home Tab of the Ribbon in Excel 2007. Watch this short video to see how it is done!
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May 26, 2010 2 Comments

Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers

Many people would like to know how to create Pivot Tables in Excel, but they are afraid to try them because they fear that they will “harm the data”in the source worksheet. Here is the good news! With a Pivot Table, you cannot possibly harm or even change the source data!
Watch as I show you how to create a Pivot Table – you will be amazed at how easy they are to create, and even more amazed at how powerful they are in helping you to analyze your data.
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May 21, 2010 Leave a Comment

How to Take Advantage of Excel 2007 Tables

One of the major improvements in Excel 2007 is working with Tables. In this lesson I demonstrate Five Benefits for Working with Excel 2007 Tables:

  1. Automatically expand in size to add Columns (Fields) and Rows (Records)
  2. Use Natural Language Formulas – Copied down the column automatically!
  3. Total Rows Tool – great for seeing the results in filtered lists
  4. Easy to use Filters for Dates (Last Week, Next Quarter, etc.), Text and Numbers (Above Average, Top 10, etc.)
  5. Improved Formatting – Use Live Preview to see what style options look like before you select them

You can view and download this Excel video lesson – for free – on iTunes. Click here to visit my Podcast, Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers at the iTunes store.

If you enjoyed this Excel Video Lesson, I invite you to purchase my DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007” – You can shop with confidence at my secure web store.

I help you to find the Excel Training Video Lesson that you want – Visit my Index of Excel Video Lessons

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May 13, 2010 2 Comments

View Excel Worksheets Side by Side

This is another Excel 2007 Video Lesson that I created in response to a view’s request for help. Excel 2007 makes it quite easy to view two worksheets “side by side,” but there are a couple of “got’cha steps” to be aware of in order to make this work for you.

First, I want to clarify the difference between three similar words that I use in this lesson – “Windows, Workbooks, Worksheets.” We will be opening up multiple Windows in order to compare multiple Worksheets which can be part of one or more Workbooks. “Windows, Workbooks, Worksheets” – Oh My!

It is easier to show you the difference, so let’s view this lesson.

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April 24, 2010 1 Comment

Preventing Formula Errors from Displaying

Formula Errors in Excel – e.g. #DIV/0! or #NULL! – are ugly! And, when you send a spreadsheet that contains formula errors to your client or to your boss … Well, that is not good.

It plants the seed of doubt in the minds of your client or your boss that you have not thoroughly checked the accuracy of your assumptions. Why are there errors showing? What else is missing?

Excel 2007 makes it easy to prevent these formula errors from displaying. We have a new Function in Excel 2007 – The =IFERROR() function and it only requires two arguments. Be warned, however, that if you share your Excel 2007 worksheet with colleagues who are using earlier versions of Excel, this new function will not – well, function! (I could not resist using this pun)

Watch this video to learn how to use the new =IFERROR() function and also the nested =ISERROR() function that is required for people who use Excel 2003 or older versions.

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April 24, 2010 Leave a Comment

Visualizing Your Data in Excel 2007

Excel 2007 makes it easy to “visualize” your data – directly in the cells of your worksheet! You do not need to take the time and effort to create a chart to visually represent your information.

You just take advantage of the tools in the newly-engineered Conditional Formatting command in Excel 2007. In this lesson I show you how to visualize your data as:

  • Data Bars – you get the equivalent of a Bar Chart drawn inside the data cells.
  • Icon Sets – pick from groups of 3, 4 or 5 Icon sets – for example, to show the data in the top third of your data range.
  • Color Scales – to add gradations of colors as numbers increase or decrease.

If you liked this tip and my style of Excel training, I invite you to visit my online store to purchase my DVD, “The 50 Best Tips for Excel 2007.”

You can view and download this Excel video lesson – for free – as a Podcast. Follow this link to visit my Podcast, Danny Rocks Tips and Timesavers” at the iTunes store.

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